Republican Rep. Todd Akin on the New GOP Budget Plan

Last week House GOP leaders unveiled a bold new 2013 budget blueprint, promising to cut government spending and reverse rising federal deficits. The budget proposal – "The Path to Prosperity" – aims to tame the national debt by overhauling Medicare and cutting deeply into a number of politically sensitive federal programs. The proposal also looks to reshuffle the tax code, sharply lowering individual tax rates and brackets.

The budget resolution goes to the House floor today. Joining us to discuss the proposal is CongressmanTodd Akin, Republican Representative from Missouri’s 2nd District. Representative Akin is a member of the House Budget Committee and worked on the crafting of this budget resolution. He has served in Congress since 2001 and is also a member of the House Armed Services Committee.

Why waste time writing and passing a budget that won't get signed into law? When did we elect a bunch of fools to do a bunch of meaningless work that accomplishes nothing. Paul Ryan and Todd Akin need to pull their heads out of their @$$3$ and start working the the Democratic leadership to pass a budget for this country. We didn't elect you to parade around like a bunch of fools while we pay your salary. Get your mind right.

Sharply disappointed at your seemingly allowing this guy on your show to spout his list of talking points, he sounded like he was literally reading them from a clipboard and actually repeated himself whenever he thought doing so would be appropriate. Almost *nothing* he said had very much basis in reality and it was all just harrumphing and bloviation to avoid addressing the fact his budget is a very unfunny joke that would do precisely the opposite of what he claims - it would pretty handily raise the amount of debt and would cause tens of thousands more to lose their jobs, which in turn would cut even more revenue than his insane tax cuts for the wealthy already do. I am somewhat ashamed at your letting him get away with coming on your otherwise excellent show to peddle his TRIPE.

This has been the second year that President’s budget did not win a single Democratic vote. In the UK and Canada that would signal a no confidence vote with their own leadership. Fortunately in our system we have a general election coming up this year for the White House and for several seats in the US Senate which have both ignored their obligation to provide a serious budget. Why should they be given another four and six year contract respectively considering their dereliction of duty?

If the Ryan budget has no chance of passing the Democratically controlled US Senate which has not offered a budget in three years, is that an example of irresponsible and even criminal Democrat obstruction and lack of compromise? When do they "get off the dime" rather than offering nothing but a statement of sophistry as a budget plan?The "progressive" media need to grow up and stop arguing with simple math out of blind political conceit.

The Congressman mentioned that people who are on the "Government Dole" are not incentivized to as long as they are on the "Government Dole". I would hope that he and his colleagues includes themselves in the number of people who are "on the government dole". Does he refuse to take a salary?